Historical MarkerArmour & Company
Fort Worth · Tarrant County · Dedicated 1986 · THC Atlas #5439000201
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Marker Inscription
In 1901, local business leaders G. W. Simpson and L. V. Niles began negotiating with Armour & Co. one of the nation' four largest meatpacking firms, to encourage establishment of a branch plant in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth Stock Yards Co. offered land and other incentives and by 1902, construction of a plant just north of this site was underway. The new operation was instrumental in the city's development as the livestock center of the Southwest, creating a number of support businesses. It remained in operation for over 50 years, closing in 1962. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
About this site
Armour & Company is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 354 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 458 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7907, -97.3444 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Niles City (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Texas & Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 610, Fort Worth Stock Yards Company, and Swift & Company.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439000201. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
